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bpisciot

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From: Flyover Land

Registered: 2004-12-16

Posts: 78

Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

I suppose this isn't really newsy to this group.  It is to me, since my wife runs an Ubuntu system.  At any rate, the Ubuntu devs released an update the other day that evidently broke their system.  Oopsy.  Guess that having all that money to pay devs doesn't always prevent mistakes.  At least I presume the devs are paid.  Here's an article:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/sho … =192300414

Bob P.

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codemac

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From: Cliche Tech Place

Registered: 2005-05-13

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Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

They fixed it in something like 6 hours though.

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bpisciot

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From: Flyover Land

Registered: 2004-12-16

Posts: 78

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

Yes, that's true and they should get a lot of credit for that...

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brazzmonkey

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From: between keyboard and chair

Registered: 2006-03-16

Posts: 818

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

sometimes shit happens...

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arooaroo

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2005-01-13

Posts: 1,268

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Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

It's not always a bad thing - everyone learns from their mistakes!

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allucid

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Registered: 2006-01-06

Posts: 259

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

They fixed it in something like 6 hours though.

It happened to break when all the developers were together at a conference.

deficite

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From: Augusta, GA

Registered: 2005-06-02

Posts: 693

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

They fixed it in something like 6 hours though.

It happened to break when all the developers were together at a conference.

CONSPIRACY!

noriko

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From: In My Mind

Registered: 2006-06-09

Posts: 535

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Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

They fixed it in something like 6 hours though.

why, why why ?!?!?!?! .. i was just getting ready for some Ubuntu bashing, I've waited for several months since moving to arch...

anyway... I'll just say a little bit while I'm here..lol..

make noob distro, and you'll be proned to making noob mistakes...

ps::
yes i know i'm a total noob, but whatever.. i didn't break a distro    lol

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Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

Just for the record, we've had arch updates break systems too. ;-)  The philosophy is "that's what you get for bleeding edge"!

Dusty

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arooaroo

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2005-01-13

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Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

I think Ubuntu has to be a bit more cautious though. Archers are generally more adept at recovering from such a blunder. I think there was a sizable crowd of Ubuntu users who suddenly went white upon seeing their as-easy-as-Windows OS suddenly go tits-up.

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iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

I've broken things too.

It results in learning, and it not happening again

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McQueen

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From: Arizona

Registered: 2006-03-20

Posts: 387

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

They seemed sufficiently contrite about the incident.
And the right attitude I think...less blame and more QA.

Kinda makes Pat V. look pretty good after all these years though.

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dedhart

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Registered: 2006-07-02

Posts: 123

Re: Ouch--update breaks Ubuntu systems

Just for the record, we've had arch updates break systems too. ;-)  The philosophy is "that's what you get for bleeding edge"!

Dusty

Yes, but at least you aren't gentoo, waiting 7 hours for the latest xorg and 9 more hours for the latest KDE to compile just to watch it all break when its done is an excruciating experience to say the least!